diff --git a/res/layout/panel_layout.xml b/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
index ac7a72b3268..2a55b58916a 100644
--- a/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
+++ b/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,19 @@
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
             android:textSize="20sp"/>
 
-        <include layout="@layout/horizontal_divider"/>
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@+id/progress_bar"
+            android:indeterminate="true"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:minHeight="1dp"
+            android:maxHeight="1dp"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            style="@style/TrimmedHorizontalProgressBar"/>
+
+        <include
+            android:id="@+id/header_divider"
+            layout="@layout/horizontal_divider"/>
 
         <!-- Note: There is a landscape version of panel_slice_list which supports scrolling. -->
         <include layout="@layout/panel_slice_list"/>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 8368b4647e8..4aa690c8110 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@
     <!-- Wi-Fi settings. text displayed when Wi-Fi is off and network list is empty [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->
     <string name="wifi_empty_list_wifi_off">To see available networks, turn Wi\u2011Fi on.</string>
     <!-- Wi-Fi settings. text displayed when Wi-Fi is on and network list is empty [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->
-    <string name="wifi_empty_list_wifi_on">Searching for Wi\u2011Fi networks\u2026</string>
+    <string name="wifi_empty_list_wifi_on">Searching for networks\u2026</string>
     <!-- Wifi Settings. text displayed when user has restriction DISALLOW_CONFIG_WIFI [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
     <string name="wifi_empty_list_user_restricted">You don\u2019t have permission to change the Wi\u2011Fi network.</string>
     <!-- Wi-Fi settings. content description for more button [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanel.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanel.java
index f1b9f16e1f8..d057e2fe697 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanel.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
     private static final String TAG = "InternetConnectivityPanel";
     private static final int SUBTITLE_TEXT_NONE = -1;
     private static final int SUBTITLE_TEXT_WIFI_IS_TURNED_ON = R.string.wifi_is_turned_on_subtitle;
+    private static final int SUBTITLE_TEXT_SEARCHING_FOR_NETWORKS =
+            R.string.wifi_empty_list_wifi_on;
     private static final int SUBTITLE_TEXT_NON_CARRIER_NETWORK_UNAVAILABLE =
             R.string.non_carrier_network_unavailable;
     private static final int SUBTITLE_TEXT_ALL_CARRIER_NETWORK_UNAVAILABLE =
@@ -80,9 +82,14 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
             if (intent == null) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (TextUtils.equals(intent.getAction(), WifiManager.NETWORK_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION)
-                    || TextUtils.equals(intent.getAction(),
-                    WifiManager.SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION)) {
+
+            if (TextUtils.equals(intent.getAction(), WifiManager.SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION)) {
+                showProgressBar();
+                updatePanelTitle();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (TextUtils.equals(intent.getAction(), WifiManager.NETWORK_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION)) {
                 updatePanelTitle();
             }
         }
@@ -102,6 +109,12 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
     private DataConnectivityListener mConnectivityListener;
     private int mDefaultDataSubid = SubscriptionManager.INVALID_SUBSCRIPTION_ID;
 
+    // Wi-Fi scanning progress bar
+    protected boolean mIsProgressBarVisible;
+    protected final Runnable mHideProgressBarRunnable = () -> {
+        setProgressBarVisible(false);
+    };
+
     private InternetConnectivityPanel(Context context) {
         mContext = context.getApplicationContext();
         mIsProviderModelEnabled = Utils.isProviderModelEnabled(mContext);
@@ -137,6 +150,7 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
         mTelephonyManager.registerTelephonyCallback(
                 new HandlerExecutor(new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())), mTelephonyCallback);
         mContext.registerReceiver(mWifiStateReceiver, mWifiStateFilter);
+        showProgressBar();
         updatePanelTitle();
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +165,7 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
         mConnectivityListener.stop();
         mTelephonyManager.unregisterTelephonyCallback(mTelephonyCallback);
         mContext.unregisterReceiver(mWifiStateReceiver);
+        mContext.getMainThreadHandler().removeCallbacks(mHideProgressBarRunnable);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -215,6 +230,11 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
         mContext.startActivity(getSeeMoreIntent());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isProgressBarVisible() {
+        return mIsProgressBarVisible;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getMetricsCategory() {
         return SettingsEnums.PANEL_INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY;
@@ -302,6 +322,11 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
 
         final List<ScanResult> wifiList = mWifiManager.getScanResults();
         if (wifiList != null && wifiList.size() != 0) {
+            if (mIsProgressBarVisible) {
+                // When the Wi-Fi scan result callback is received
+                //   Sub-Title: Searching for networks...
+                mSubtitle = SUBTITLE_TEXT_SEARCHING_FOR_NETWORKS;
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -334,6 +359,33 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanel implements PanelContent, LifecycleObserve
         mSubtitle = SUBTITLE_TEXT_NON_CARRIER_NETWORK_UNAVAILABLE;
     }
 
+    protected void showProgressBar() {
+        if (mWifiManager == null || !mInternetUpdater.isWifiEnabled()) {
+            setProgressBarVisible(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setProgressBarVisible(true);
+        List<ScanResult> wifiScanResults = mWifiManager.getScanResults();
+        if (wifiScanResults != null && wifiScanResults.size() > 0) {
+            mContext.getMainThreadHandler().postDelayed(mHideProgressBarRunnable,
+                    2000 /* delay millis */);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void setProgressBarVisible(boolean visible) {
+        if (mIsProgressBarVisible == visible) {
+            return;
+        }
+        mIsProgressBarVisible = visible;
+
+        if (mCallback == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        mCallback.onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+        updatePanelTitle();
+    }
+
     private class NetworkProviderTelephonyCallback extends TelephonyCallback implements
             TelephonyCallback.DataConnectionStateListener,
             TelephonyCallback.ServiceStateListener {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContent.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContent.java
index 6c271fd11d9..4c24182559d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContent.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContent.java
@@ -110,4 +110,11 @@ public interface PanelContent extends Instrumentable {
     default int getViewType() {
         return 0;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} to enable progress bar visibility, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    default boolean isProgressBarVisible() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContentCallback.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContentCallback.java
index f0e68a303ce..e59d69913db 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContentCallback.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelContentCallback.java
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ public interface PanelContentCallback {
      * It will be called when panel requests to change the title.
      */
     void onTitleChanged();
+
+    /**
+     * It will be called when panel requests to change the progress bar visibility.
+     */
+    void onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
index 73d0976ceff..31cb7b8d0ac 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
     private int mMaxHeight;
     private View mFooterDivider;
     private boolean mPanelCreating;
+    private ProgressBar mProgressBar;
+    private View mHeaderDivider;
 
     private final Map<Uri, LiveData<Slice>> mSliceLiveData = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
@@ -208,6 +211,8 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
         mHeaderTitle = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.header_title);
         mHeaderSubtitle = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.header_subtitle);
         mFooterDivider = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.footer_divider);
+        mProgressBar = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.progress_bar);
+        mHeaderDivider = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.header_divider);
 
         // Make the panel layout gone here, to avoid janky animation when updating from old panel.
         // We will make it visible once the panel is ready to load.
@@ -233,6 +238,8 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
 
         mMetricsProvider = FeatureFactory.getFactory(activity).getMetricsFeatureProvider();
 
+        updateProgressBar();
+
         mPanelSlices.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager((activity)));
         // Add predraw listener to remove the animation and while we wait for Slices to load.
         mLayoutView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(mOnPreDrawListener);
@@ -314,6 +321,16 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
         }
     }
 
+    private void updateProgressBar() {
+        if (mPanel.isProgressBarVisible()) {
+            mProgressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            mHeaderDivider.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        } else {
+            mProgressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            mHeaderDivider.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void loadAllSlices() {
         mSliceLiveData.clear();
         final List<Uri> sliceUris = mPanel.getSlices();
@@ -531,6 +548,13 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
             });
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void onProgressBarVisibleChanged() {
+            ThreadUtils.postOnMainThread(() -> {
+                updateProgressBar();
+            });
+        }
+
         @VisibleForTesting
         FragmentActivity getFragmentActivity() {
             return getActivity();
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/FakePanelContent.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/FakePanelContent.java
index 0f1889c6e6c..06beb3ecf51 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/FakePanelContent.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/FakePanelContent.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class FakePanelContent implements PanelContent {
     private int mViewType;
     private boolean mIsCustomizedButtonUsed = false;
     private CharSequence mCustomizedButtonTitle;
+    private boolean mIsProgressBarVisible;
 
     @Override
     public IconCompat getIcon() {
@@ -117,4 +118,13 @@ public class FakePanelContent implements PanelContent {
     public void setCustomizedButtonTitle(CharSequence title) {
         mCustomizedButtonTitle = title;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isProgressBarVisible() {
+        return mIsProgressBarVisible;
+    }
+
+    public void setIsProgressBarVisible(boolean isProgressBarVisible) {
+        mIsProgressBarVisible = isProgressBarVisible;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
index 41935c4c875..1333d27fa2a 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat;
@@ -308,4 +309,25 @@ public class PanelFragmentTest {
         assertThat(seeMoreButton.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.VISIBLE);
         assertThat(seeMoreButton.getText()).isEqualTo("test_title");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onProgressBarVisibleChanged_isProgressBarVisible_showProgressBar() {
+        final ActivityController<FakeSettingsPanelActivity> activityController =
+                Robolectric.buildActivity(FakeSettingsPanelActivity.class);
+        activityController.setup();
+        final PanelFragment panelFragment = (PanelFragment)
+                Objects.requireNonNull(activityController
+                        .get()
+                        .getSupportFragmentManager()
+                        .findFragmentById(R.id.main_content));
+
+        final ProgressBar progressBar = panelFragment.mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.progress_bar);
+
+        mFakePanelContent.setIsProgressBarVisible(true);
+        verify(mFakePanelContent).registerCallback(mPanelContentCbs.capture());
+        final PanelContentCallback panelContentCallbacks = mPanelContentCbs.getValue();
+        panelContentCallbacks.onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+
+        assertThat(progressBar.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.VISIBLE);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanelTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanelTest.java
index 0da8464d95c..d2ef4519b63 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanelTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/InternetConnectivityPanelTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ package com.android.settings.panel;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.clearInvocations;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.net.wifi.ScanResult;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
+import android.os.Handler;
 
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
@@ -70,6 +75,8 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanelTest {
     @Rule
     public final MockitoRule mMocks = MockitoJUnit.rule();
     @Mock
+    Handler mMainThreadHandler;
+    @Mock
     PanelContentCallback mPanelContentCallback;
     @Mock
     InternetUpdater mInternetUpdater;
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanelTest {
     public void setUp() {
         mContext = spy(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext());
         when(mContext.getApplicationContext()).thenReturn(mContext);
+        when(mContext.getMainThreadHandler()).thenReturn(mMainThreadHandler);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(WifiManager.class)).thenReturn(mWifiManager);
 
         mPanel = InternetConnectivityPanel.create(mContext);
@@ -310,6 +318,65 @@ public class InternetConnectivityPanelTest {
         verify(mPanelContentCallback).onCustomizedButtonStateChanged();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void showProgressBar_wifiDisabled_hideProgress() {
+        mPanel.mIsProgressBarVisible = true;
+        doReturn(false).when(mInternetUpdater).isWifiEnabled();
+        clearInvocations(mPanelContentCallback);
+
+        mPanel.showProgressBar();
+
+        assertThat(mPanel.isProgressBarVisible()).isFalse();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void showProgressBar_noWifiScanResults_showProgressForever() {
+        mPanel.mIsProgressBarVisible = false;
+        doReturn(true).when(mInternetUpdater).isWifiEnabled();
+        List<ScanResult> noWifiScanResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        doReturn(noWifiScanResults).when(mWifiManager).getScanResults();
+        clearInvocations(mPanelContentCallback);
+
+        mPanel.showProgressBar();
+
+        assertThat(mPanel.isProgressBarVisible()).isTrue();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onHeaderChanged();
+        verify(mMainThreadHandler, never())
+                .postDelayed(any() /* mHideProgressBarRunnable */, anyLong());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void showProgressBar_hasWifiScanResults_showProgressDelayedHide() {
+        mPanel.mIsProgressBarVisible = false;
+        doReturn(true).when(mInternetUpdater).isWifiEnabled();
+        List<ScanResult> hasWifiScanResults = mock(ArrayList.class);
+        doReturn(1).when(hasWifiScanResults).size();
+        doReturn(hasWifiScanResults).when(mWifiManager).getScanResults();
+        clearInvocations(mPanelContentCallback);
+
+        mPanel.showProgressBar();
+
+        assertThat(mPanel.isProgressBarVisible()).isTrue();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onHeaderChanged();
+        verify(mMainThreadHandler).postDelayed(any() /* mHideProgressBarRunnable */, anyLong());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setProgressBarVisible_onProgressBarVisibleChanged() {
+        mPanel.mIsProgressBarVisible = false;
+        doReturn(true).when(mInternetUpdater).isWifiEnabled();
+        clearInvocations(mPanelContentCallback);
+
+        mPanel.setProgressBarVisible(true);
+
+        assertThat(mPanel.mIsProgressBarVisible).isTrue();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onProgressBarVisibleChanged();
+        verify(mPanelContentCallback).onHeaderChanged();
+    }
+
     private void mockCondition(boolean airplaneMode, boolean hasCarrier,
             boolean isDataSimActive, boolean isMobileDataEnabled, boolean isServiceInService,
             boolean isWifiEnabled, List<ScanResult> wifiItems) {